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First we turn our attentions to the fine timeline-twisting futuristic adventure game, Old Skies. We’re enjoying it greatly, along with Unavowed and the rest of Wadjet Eye Games collection.

Also Tom brought along a rough top five adventure games list (that he wishes he’d put Last Express on, or Siberia, or a dozen others). With the addition of Jamie’s suggestions we embark on a bit of time travel ourselves, remembering why these games captured our imaginations in spite of some abslutely honking puzzles.

Games discussed!

• The Monkey Island series
• The Dig
• Day of the Tentacle
• Full Throttle
• Grim Fandandgo
• Dune (1992)
• Lost Eden
• Rama
• I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
• Beneath A Steel Sky
• Blade Runner
• Kentucky Route Zero
• Monkey Island 2
• Thimbleweed Park
• Ben There, Dan That
• Time Gentlemen, Please!
• Simon The Sorcerer 2
• And More Grim Fandango why not

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Our intro music is by The Mandibles from their track Clambake. Many of the band members now tour as Count Bobo And The Bullion.